EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Distance Formula
Chapter : Distance and Section Formulae
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • Find the distance between the points
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      5
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      2
      ,
      7
      )
  • (i)
    13
  • (ii)
    14
  • (iii)
    16
  • (iv)
    15
  • (v)
    17
Question 2
2.
    • Find the perimeter of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      3
      ,
      4
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      8
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (



    65
    +
    17
    +



    149
    )
  • (ii)
    (



    65
    +
    14
    +
    4


    149
    )
  • (iii)
    (



    65
    +
    11
    +



    149
    )
  • (iv)
    (



    65
    +
    14
    +



    149
    )
  • (v)
    (



    65
    +
    14
    +
    149
    )
Question 3
3.
    • Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle formed by the points
    • (
      5
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      3
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
  • (i)



      • 130
      • ,
      • 58
      • ,
      • 2



        13
  • (ii)
      • 4


        130
      • ,



      • 58
      • ,
      • 2



        13
  • (iii)



      • 130
      • ,



      • 58
      • ,
      • 2



        15
  • (iv)



      • 130
      • ,



      • 58
      • ,
      • 2



        13
Question 4
4.
Distance of the point (4,9) from x-axis is
  • (i)
    4
  • (ii)
    5
  • (iii)
    9
  • (iv)
    (
    5
    )
  • (v)
    13
Question 5
5.
Distance of the given point from x-axis is
  • (i)
    0
  • (ii)
    5
Question 6
6.
Distance of the given point from y-axis is
  • (i)
    7
  • (ii)
    0
Question 7
7.
A point lies on positive side of x-axis at a distance of 8 units from y-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    8
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    8
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    8
    )
    ,
    0
    )
Question 8
8.
A point lies on negative side of x-axis at a distance of 5 units from y-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    5
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    5
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    5
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    5
    )
    )
Question 9
9.
A point lies on positive side of y-axis at a distance of 3 units from x-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    3
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    3
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    3
    )
Question 10
10.
A point lies on negative side of y-axis at a distance of 2 units from x-axis. What are the coordinates of the point?
  • (i)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    2
    ,
    0
    )
Question 11
11.
    • Find the distance of the point
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      5
      )
    • from origin
  • (i)



    37
  • (ii)



    32
  • (iii)
    4


    34
  • (iv)
    34
  • (v)



    34
Question 12
12.
    • A is a point on x-axis with abscissa
    • (-3)
    • and B is a point on y-axis
    • with ordinate
    • (-3)
    • .
    • Find the distance between A and B
  • (i)
    3



    4
  • (ii)
    6
  • (iii)
    3



    1

    2
  • (iv)
    3



    2
  • (v)
    3
    4


    2
Question 13
13.
    • KM is the straight line of length
    • 5
    • units.
    • If K has the coordinates
    • (
      (
      3
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • and M has coordinates
    • (k,6)
    • ,
    • find the possible values of k
  • (i)
    (
    1
    ,
    (
    7
    )
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    ,
    (
    8
    )
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    3
    ,
    (
    9
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    0
    ,
    (
    10
    )
    )
  • (v)
    (
    4
    ,
    (
    6
    )
    )
Question 14
14.
    • Find the point on x-axis which is equidistant
    • from the points
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      8
      )
  • (i)
    (
    24
    ,
    0
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    23
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    22
    ,
    (
    2
    )
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    26
    ,
    2
    )
  • (v)
    (
    25
    ,
    (
    1
    )
    )
Question 15
15.
    • Find the point on y-axis which is equidistant
    • from the points
    • (
      (
      7
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
  • (i)
    (
    2
    ,
    4
    )
  • (ii)
    (
    (
    1
    )
    ,
    3
    )
  • (iii)
    (
    1
    ,
    1
    )
  • (iv)
    (
    (
    2
    )
    ,
    0
    )
  • (v)
    (
    0
    ,
    2
    )
Question 16
16.
    • Find the points on x-axis,
    • which are at a distance of
    • 15
    • units
    • from the point
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      (
      5
      +



      161
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      (
      4
      +



      161
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      8
      +



      161
      )
      ,
      (
      2
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      (
      6
      +



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      6



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      (
      6
      +



      161
      )
      ,
      0
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      7



      161
      )
      ,
      1
      )
Question 17
17.
    • Find the points on y-axis,
    • which are at a distance of
    • 14
    • units
    • from the point
    • (
      5
      ,
      (
      7
      )
      )
  • (i)
    • (
      1
      ,
      (
      8
      +
      3



      19
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      3



      19
      )
      )
  • (ii)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      +
      3



      19
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      1
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      3



      19
      )
      )
  • (iii)
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      (
      9
      +
      3



      19
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      3



      19
      )
      )
  • (iv)
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      +
      3



      19
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      3



      19
      )
      )
  • (v)
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      5
      +
      3



      19
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      0
      ,
      (
      7
      3



      19
      )
      )
Question 18
18.
    • Find the lengths of the medians of a triangle whose vertices are
    • (
      8
      ,
      (
      4
      )
      )
    • ,
    • (
      (
      4
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      6
      )
      )
  • (i)



      • 17
      • ,
      • 5



        2
      • ,
      • 3



        5
  • (ii)



      • 173
      • ,



      • 74
      • ,



      • 89
  • (iii)
      • 3



        5
      • ,



      • 17
      • ,



      • 17
Question 19
19.
    • If point P
    • (
      117

      14
      ,
      4
      )
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (a,-6)
    • and
    • (
      (
      2
      )
      ,
      6
      )
    • , find a
  • (i)
    5
  • (ii)
    8
  • (iii)
    6
  • (iv)
    4
  • (v)
    2
Question 20
20.
    • If point P
    • (x,7)
    • is equidistant from the points
    • (
      (
      6
      )
      ,
      (
      1
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      2
      )
    • , find x
  • (i)
    9

    4
  • (ii)
    7

    2
  • (iii)
    13

    4
  • (iv)
    5

    2
  • (v)
    11

    4
Question 21
21.
    • Find the relation between x and y such that the point P
    • (
      x
      ,
      y
      )
    • is equidistant from points
    • (
      2
      ,
      (
      8
      )
      )
    • and
    • (
      (
      8
      )
      ,
      4
      )
  • (i)
    (
    5
    x
    +
    6
    y
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (ii)
    (
    11
    x
    +
    5
    y
    +
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (iii)
    (
    5
    x
    +
    8
    y
    3
    )
    =
    0
  • (iv)
    (
    11
    x
    +
    8
    y
    +
    42
    )
    =
    0
  • (v)
    (
    6
    x
    +
    6
    y
    3
    )
    =
    0
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (iv)
  •  2) (iv)
  •  3) (iv)
  •  4) (iii)
  •  5) (ii)
  •  6) (i)
  •  7) (i)
  •  8) (iii)
  •  9) (iv)
  •  10) (ii)
  •  11) (v)
  •  12) (iv)
  •  13) (ii)
  •  14) (i)
  •  15) (v)
  •  16) (iv)
  •  17) (iv)
  •  18) (ii)
  •  19) (i)
  •  20) (v)
  •  21) (i)